“There is an aura about the elite corporate law firms that is not quite duplicated anywhere else. It makes itself felt in the tastefully conservative, even faintly shabby, office decor; in the oil portraits of the long-dead founding partners; in the prestige addresses; in the polite but cool formality displayed by the lawyers in the firm, who invariably wear dark suits and dignified ties. The firms project an image of unshakable prosperity and security, of tradition and excellence, of permanence. It is the image of the old-line WASP financial establishment, one that is carefully burnished and maintained.”

Stewart’s thorough account of the role of elite law firms in several prominent institutions—a product of two years of investigation of the influence of these firms in society. The book describes and discusses several famous cases including IBM, Chrysler, Westinghouse and others.

Author: James B. Stewart
Title: The Partners: Inside America’s Most Powerful Law Firms

Edition: First printing

Published: New York: Simon and Schuster, 1983

Physical description: Hardcover; Octavo; 395p

Condition: Dust jacket in very good condition with edge wear and mild foxing. Boards and spine clean and bright with some bumping to corners. Binding tight and square. Foxing along edges. Pages slightly toned.

Comments: Solid copy